ERIC Number: EJ1215746
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0887-8730
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Cross-Institutional Collaboration: (Co)Constructing Knowledge about Teaching and Learning in the Middle-Level Classroom
Howell, Penny B.; Rintamaa, Margaret; Faulkner, Shawn; DiCicco, Mike
Teacher Educator, v54 n2 p91-104 2019
Utilizing technology to connect three geographically separate institutions within the same state and drawing on Bhabba, and Zeichner's notions of third space, four teacher educators developed an opportunity for the middle-level teacher candidates from each university to simultaneously observe a live classroom teaching event virtually while participating in a backchannel conversation about the lesson. Upon completion of the live teaching event, candidates engaged in a debriefing session with the classroom teacher. This promising practice allowed candidates to discuss a lesson from multiple perspectives, broadening their views of teaching and learning at the middle level and enabling middle-level teacher educators an opportunity to scaffold (co)construction of knowledge about young adolescents and effective classroom practices.
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Teacher Educators, Preservice Teachers, Virtual Classrooms, Synchronous Communication, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Early Adolescents, Instructional Effectiveness, Geographic Regions, Technology Integration, Teacher Attitudes, Middle School Teachers, Educational Cooperation, Videoconferencing, Urban Schools, Public Schools, Internet, Classroom Techniques, Observational Learning
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Kentucky
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